Chief 101

Self-Paced

Online

A fire chief’s job is both on and off the fire ground; the administration and management role you play has a critical impact on your department’s performance.

This two-hour course is designed to help chief-level officers in volunteer departments effectively execute the roles and responsibilities of a leadership position. This course includes interactive segments like quizzes and videos on topics including:

Understanding and balancing your responsibilities

Supervising your team

Overseeing the department

Managing the budget

What others are saying about this course:

"I'm about to start my eleventh year as Chief. I took this course to see what I didn't know when I was appointed to serve as my hometown's fire chief. This is truly a course I wished was available eleven years ago. It hit on all the fundamental core practices we use as Chiefs. I applaud the group of people that developed this, very well done."

"I have many years as a Chief Officer in a volunteer department and took the course both to brush up as well as support my current responsibilities as a manager. The course did both. I strongly recommend this course. It is a very effective tool. Thanks for providing the opportunity!"

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This report provides a solutions-based framework that offers combination and volunteer departments a means to improve their leaderships’ ability to recruit, retain and manage the volunteers of the future.
This report was developed from a National Summit that brought together many ...

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This webinar provides information on the developments of the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act in relation to volunteer fire departments.
Presenter:
Bruce Moeller, PhD, former fire chief and public safety-director
Pinellas County, Fla.
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